I wonder how the fight would turn out if the Gripens fight nose-cold in BVR like they are designed to do... they use the locks of 1 gripen to aim all others, and the new Gripen E's extensive jamming capability (highest powered jamming system on any fighter)

This video series is really good. Definitely shows the benefits of AWACS and data link

Going on my 2nd month of owning DCS and the one thing I have learned is the most valuable commodity is situational awareness. You can have the fastest jet, the best missiles, the most fuel and ammo and it's worthless if you don't know what's going on around you. Worthless. Especially if you set the F10 map to fog of war. Can't cheat then. I got smoked in an F-16C by an old Mig 17 because I lost track of him but he didn't lose track of me. Granted it's the AI set to Veteran I am fighting against, but the point is still valid. Know what's going on around you first. All the other tactics then can be used.

How about f15EX and f35 vs some Chinese fighters? Seems like that’s going to be the American frontline going forward

Great video once again, thank you. A few comments. USAF jets and a lot of NATO jets are designed with reduced radar cross sections via both specific design choices and overall size as you stated. In addition, older 4th gen. US jets are painted with radar absorbing materials, although I have no real idea of how effective or similar it is compared to the materials applied to the F-35 for example. Overall, I believe this would play a factor in real-world engagements and not necessarily by avoiding being seen on enemy radar screens, but more difficulty in acquiring a lock strong enough for the missile to fire. Low RCS plus a large emphasis placed on electronic warfare/jamming by NATO air assets are a very troubling combo, and per Russian performance in Ukraine with their jets being unable to fly at altitude consistently as a result of UA IADS, being shot down at low-levels by MANPADS, and even the latest Russian variants have been shot down by friendly-fire on several occasions (I'd guess way more often than they should be considering the limited number of daily sorties). This, combined with the fact they are simply unable to obtain anything close to air superiority versus the 12th largest military worldwide, which happens to be just over their own border, leads me to conclude the Russian jets are underperforming compared to pre-war expectations and also when compared to how effective most western military analysts (professionals) thought the Russian AF would perform, which was very well. One common complaint on the F-22 and several other US jets is the lack of an infrared sensor that's found on most Russian models. The US now has this sensor included in a targeting/sensor pod, including a version of the pod in a specific stealth configuration with a stealth pylon made specifically for the F-22. The F-22 is also still slated to receive that long-awaited helmet-mounted HUD per the last update I read, but it is well overdue by now. My request: USAF F-15C and F-16C versus two equivalent Russian variants, with the missile loadouts adjusted to roughly equivalent models/ranges due to the current AIM-120D bug (however, I don't think DCS allowed the 120D to be mounted to these models, or at least the F-15 if I recall?).

Ive spent a lot of time going against the Mig 31 in the F16, the key is staying low to fool the Mig 31 radar then come up from underneath.

Yay another GR video! I get so hyped

i'm hoping for the double rails to be added to the eurofighter they'll allow it to carry 14 meteors(iirc)

I knew that that the Eurofighter will get both of them. I knew it! This is what the video what I was asking for like 2 months from an another KZfaqr who doing the same videos okay almost the same, BVR fights, dogfights etc. but for some reason he never done it. So THANK YOU for doing this fight. I was finally able to see this BVR fight from You guys and I was pretty sure that the Eurofighter can easily handle both Russian fighters in BVR. Thank you for the video, very nice job!

Thanks for the brilliant rematch

If you really want an actual simulation for something might happen you should make radars and missiles in their actual range and you should add the jammers

Great vid Capt!

New rim greaper video let’s gooo

Interesting! Thanks GR

I see him! I see him! Shoot!! Shoot!! ...cleans screen... never-mind. 🤣

That was very interesting 👍

Outstanding!! Loved the video!! Are al these mods still available? Last I knew they were locked or not working.

This ought to be quite entertaining 👍👊👊🍻

Yes!

not sure how realistic this is but in a game that i play the eurofighter is an absolute UNIT and can carry 7 JASSM missiles (2k lbs per missile) AND 6 ASRAAM missiles, it is also capable of taking off and landing on a carrier with all of those missiles and full fuel

great fights

Lower RCS usually trumps large transmission power and large receiving surface. Quotient between RCS and rx surface / tx power between fighters do not make up for a 10x RCS.

Kap pumped gentleman's relish all over Simba's face.

In less than 24h we could see a real live Chinese airforce vs American airforce fight. Shall be interesting.

Brilliant entertainment as ever. Do you have a tornado mod?

Definitely something going on if SU35 can spot Raptor at 20nm and can't spot a Gripen or a Typhoon. Although the russian radars are a bit funky to use in game. Don't fancy these mod plane fights they're just too janky everytime for technical reasons. Otherwise good stuff

I am very new to dcs and was wondering how you got the eurofighter typhoon

Hahaha , I lost it at [10 Minutes Later] But yeah, I guess there is something to be say for being "sneaky". it's not stealth, but at range it's stealthy enough. Say, is there a certain RCS value for the radars to be able to lock on. say it need an RCS of 1 to be able to lock on. One should be able to work out the effective range of a radar vs a plane that way. Or,, with the data you guys already have, workout that value for a specific radar.

Wonder how these mods would work if the FC3 missile warnings were off unless the jet had an irl MWS

My prediction: Russia. Because in video games corruption and quality control aren't real.

Hi can you do a video on how good the f35 meshes with the other current US fighters?? Like the f15 or f22

Whoo goe Typhoon

Cap how come you have the su-35 mod is there a new download link?

Hey Cap, can you guys do a mission (setup) that shows if Planes with BAGS on them, when they do Air to Air refueling does it fill the BAGS as well.

You need to understand the R-37 missile little bit. You dont really need to pick up the enemy aircraft in your in the MiG-31 you can just fire that missile into the expected direction at high altitudes, and the missile itself going to find the bandit very easily.

Good. Now do it with Dassault rafale & eurofighter Typhoon vs Mig 31 & su 35.

Hi cap, can you do f-14b variant and f-16c variant VS mig 29 and su-27 or su-30?

I could have been a pilot if it wasn't for all those switches and nobs.

Round 3 : so good you played it twice! :D (check video description)

Atleast Meteor + Gripen hits somewhere, other than f-22 and aim-120D´s. Has anyone btw tried last ones lately? Think aim-120d is totally broken for now. Atleast shot from F22A (Grinelli).

There's no way you'd have missed him. Even at 0.1 sq mtr RCS, the Irbis on the Su-35 would catch the Gripen at 50- 80 nm (depending on the specs you want to go for).

Valued mooers.

Why tf is your in-cockpit engine sound the same as the external one?

What about a Gripen NG? It could carry op to 10/11 Meteors!!

Informative as always! If you haven't already, could you try to save Nancy on her little island hopping trip from those evil yellow mongrels?

Simpsons jokes are the best, seymour butts, amanda lovinkiss...

And she said...20:23

It seems to be fairly equal

The Wingwing ads just keep getting worse lmao. I didn't think it could be any less enticing than when they had the guy with the speech impediment do it, but that ear rape music is unreal.

3:37 would it be unfair in the same way irl, or just some mod-stuff?

Smaller jets = less fuel, yes? In a real NATO/Russia war there would be a good chance AWACS and Tankers would have been taken out in the first hours of a serious Russian attack, so the ever present "BINGO fuel" would have to be an ever present factor that the Russian forces could use to their advantage. Like in that last fight, CAP would not be able to press ahead with the intercept because of his fuel levels, correct??

who`s first on altitude +meteor+radar section ... bye bye mig .....

If we're talking about NATO's premium fighters, shouldn't we include Rafale F3R and F-35? Both of these aircraft have arguably better radar and targeting systems that Eurofighter and Gripen

Lol I still think you should use The Rafale ;) F-35 and Rafale VS MIG-31 and SU-35👍

Why dont you use Rafale together with Eurofighter ?

Couldn't you get the raffale an actual heavy fighter instead of the grippen?

telling a mig31 to go low sounds so stupid to me. hes a mach 3 interceptor lol. Have the su go fast up front while holding the mig out back then when the enemy is close(su baiting for the mig) you can pounce on them with better missile and mach 3 speed.

MiG-31BM is only capable to carry 77-1, not the very first R-77

You cant be serious with those su35 lcd dials. They look like a toy.

7:18 but the eurofighter mod has a HMD????

How about trying the Chinese J-11 and J-20 against the Russians? Might be interesting.

The modelling is terrible - long range search + track and lookdown on the Eurofighter and Gripen's RADARs is excellent - you'd easily see anything flying at any altitude within 80/60 miles respectively. ISRT on Eurofighter would also see most missile launches in the search envelope providing the pilot with a speculative target to blind fire into.

In a BVR fight, the results would always be the same Euro tech/training/tactics will knock every single Foxhound and Flanker out of the sky with 0 losses due to combat. Britain & Sweden alone could take out the entire Russian Airforce, without a single hull loss.

The Russian jets look so much bigger? Is that pretty consistent over the decades? Why?

to see how bad the Russian army is, you need to visit The Sun channel and Grim Reapers comments

We've seen that the Russians can't field the SU-35 and it doesn't perform to spec... you software should be updated. You should add the Swedish AWACs (Saab 340 AEW&C) capability 'cause, well the Swedes would insist. Better why not the US AWACS capability, or both?

"nobody dodges a METEOR at that range" what absolute nonsense the wrong missile for that job - ASRAAM on the other have would be close to 100% kill prob against in aircraft in front of your nose as this was.

Where do you guys get your rcs numbers from exactly? I can get much more accurate ones than I guarantee are on the internet but I'm not positive about the number of non NATO blocked ones available for well. Me. Aha. But um I'm a hobby knife maker. I'm 31 and used to work as a senior network systems administrator then information security management until I couldn't do the Internet anymore. So no I can't get you ACTUAL classified rcs numbers from any 5th Gen or even 4.5gen fighter, but I know for a fact that I can get much better than resolution of a thousandths of a meter information. Now do I think that would be necessary for a PC simulator? I mean. That one can be argued about obviously. *IM NOT A PILOT* (but I could do a plane if I had to at gun point - helicopter you best get off 😋😅) nor do I have this simulator (I'm very seriously thinking about making a new PC cause I need one and kinda have to thank you guys for showing me this game, I'll keep this short as possible[I come from pro gaming 2004ish to pubg recently and politics and the internet I refuse to waste my life with]) I honestly haven't taken a look into this game yet but if it's not open source which it doesn't sound like it is - If I were you I'd totally disregard this post. Cause we both know that it's .. I can't make real life with the processing power even of 2022. Well. Can and feasible are two different things. I meant feasible*🙃

Gripe. Has the lowest RCS of any Nona teal than fighter and it’s not close. Why are you playing with these if they’re not modeled properly? Also the Swedes are using the E version not the C .

you wonder, how many of these super-super-super missliles russia actually has or can afford in the real world. Especially when you talk about fighting Nato. It reminds me of their famous new best tank in the world, that no battlefield has ever seen so far.

The pilots were not very good.

Jez... more BS

Mig -31 played it wrong. It should have flown high and fast and kept lobbing missiles at the enemy.

Stop peeking those tactical maps. It's called cheating. Also checking that ban list if one is alive or not and which plane is still flying, is also called cheating, in real fight you do not have that advantage.